NSC 2009: Joanne Cohen [#17]

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On this page, you will find information about Joanne Cohen, who is competing at the 2009 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-17, +57, and is ranked #62 in Division 2.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Joanne Surname(s): Cohen Home: Owings Mills, MD, USA Hobbies: reading; world travel

Round by Round
High score: 519 Average for: 389 Average against: 387
Round 1		Cohen played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and won 438 to 362 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +76.
Round 2		Cohen played #48 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and lost 356 to 378 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +54.
Round 3		Cohen played #23 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 352 to 402 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-2, +4.
Round 4		Cohen played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 317 to 353 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-3, -32.
Round 5		Cohen played #38 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 404 to 464 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-4, -92.
Round 6		Cohen played #85 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 424 to 341 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-4, -9.
Round 7		Cohen played #72 Elaine Glowniak (Pontiac, MI) and lost 386 to 427 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-5, -50.
Round 8		Cohen played #59 Christian Jurlando (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 393 to 444 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-6, -101.
Round 9		Cohen played #51 Katie Devanney (Paoli, PA) and won 456 to 431 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-6, -76.
Round 10		Cohen played #52 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 393 to 322 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-6, -5.
Round 11		Cohen played #80 Mary Krizan (Hastings, MN) and lost 306 to 366 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-7, -65.
Round 12		Cohen played #66 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and won 364 to 300 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-7, -1.
Round 13		Cohen played #70 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 266 to 444 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-8, -179.
Round 14		Cohen played #83 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and lost 361 to 398 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-9, -216.
Round 15		Cohen played #82 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 338 to 437 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-10, -315.
Round 16		Cohen played #56 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 387 to 366 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-10, -294.
Round 17		Cohen played #71 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 446 to 315 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-10, -163.
Round 18		Cohen played #89 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 496 to 334 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-10, -1.
Round 19		Cohen played #54 Ray Helle (St. Louis, MO) and won 435 to 421 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-10, +13.
Round 20		Cohen played #73 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 432 to 366 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-10, +79.
Round 21		Cohen played #55 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) and won 397 to 328 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-10, +148.
Round 22		Cohen played #58 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 350 to 466 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-11, +32.
Round 23		Cohen played #76 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and lost 361 to 365 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-12, +28.
Round 24		Cohen played #42 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 366 to 410 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-13, -16.
Round 25		Cohen played #49 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 519 to 314 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-13, +189. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Cohen played #9 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 469 to 392 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-13, +266.
Round 27		Cohen played #92 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 312 to 419 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-14, +159.
Round 28		Cohen played #64 Judy Horn (Boston, MA) and lost 412 to 460 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-15, +111.
Round 29		Cohen played #13 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 369 to 390 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-16, +90.
Round 30		Cohen played #28 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 355 to 416 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-17, +29.
Round 31		Cohen played #23 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) again and won 409 to 381 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 14-17, +57.

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